About

Author Biography

Have you ever felt lost and lonely and became your own worst enemy? Well, I have and here a brief story of what my book is all about:

While growing up I had chosen to walk along the wrong road at an early age and became an alcoholic and drug addict. While on this self-destructive road, I hung around people in organised crime. I ended up in many jails. I  hurt a lot of people that love me  and became angrier at everyone that came across my path, all because I didn’t want to face my own emotions.  I was a walking time-bomb.

I lived on the streets for almost seven years; feeling lost in my own skin and thinking there wasn’t anyone out there that could help me. I think I finally had enough and became emotionally numb (couldn’t identify my emotions.) I wore out my welcome with most of the people that I knew and places like the shelters for the homeless. One day I called the Withdrawal Management Center (detox) to get in one more time to see if I could get help. This time it felt different, I really wanted it this time.

While in detox I asked them for to help me get clean and sober. I was accepted to a treatment center and spent three and a half months there learning how to live with the community. I really enjoyed the learning process that not only kept me sober and clean but also allowed to me return to school to get my Grade 12 diploma. I now have a College Education and am currently in University working towards my bachelor of social work degree.

Through many struggles today I am just over 5 years clean and sober. I can say that this road was the hardest road I have ever been on until I learned to stop fighting it and learned to see the gifts of sobriety that I have been blessed with.

Today I have many successes and awards through school and the community.  Today my goal is to give back to the community and help someone that can’t help themselves.   This is why I wrote this book, hoping to reach out to those that need it. I feel sharing my struggles and hopes can help another person from going down the wrong road as I have.

Thanks,
Robert Moore